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ABLEnow
ABLEnow Save for today’s needs or invest for tomorrow in a simple, affordable and tax-advantaged account that won’t impact certain disability benefits. ABLEnow accounts are made possible by the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act, which authorized states to establish tax-advantaged ABLE savings programs. As the Virginia-sponsored ABLE savings program, ABLEnow is administered by …
Beaming Health
Beaming Health: All too often, a child is diagnosed with autism, ADHD, or anything else for that matter, and parents walk away from that appointment terrified, overwhelmed, and not knowing what to do next. I’ve been there myself, and it feels like you’re trying to find your way out of a dark, scary forest at night without …
Bened Life
Bened Life Bened Life supports a neuroinclusive community with education and science-backed probiotics that promote mental and physical health. Bened Life prides itself on hiring neurodivergent staff that helps to run multiple facets of their business. Their medical probiotic, Neuralli, featuring the probiotic PS128, has already helped thousands of neurotypical and neurodivergent people worldwide. Use …
BrainyAct
BrainyAct® provides tech-enabled, patent-pending therapy programs delivered via gamification for neurological disorders such as Autism, Asperger’s, Dyslexia, and ADHD. BrainyAct activates the underdeveloped areas of the brain through exercises that strategically target a child’s balance, gravity, gross/fine motor, rhythm and timing, visual motor perception, and memory. Putting hope in motion means putting your family first …
BridgingApps
BridgingApps BridgingApps, a program of Easter Seals Greater Houston, is a community of parents, veterans, therapists, doctors, educators, and people with disabilities who share information on how apps and mobile devices can help people of all abilities reach their highest levels of physical, social and cognitive development.
Goally
Goally As parents, it sometimes feels like we are constantly nagging our kids to work on their daily living routines. Things like hygiene and bedtime, and homework can be so challenging. We know our kids need to learn this stuff, especially as they move towards independence, but sometimes there’s just not enough time in a …
Happy Ladders
Happy Ladders is Parent-Led Early Autism Therapy that empowers you, the parent, to teach your toddler essential developmental skills through play. Studies have shown that the parent-led model is highly effective while eliminating frustration over long wait lists, or the worry about losing precious developmental time. All without the disruption of people coming into your …
I Love My Headphones
I Love My Headphones “I Like My Headphones” by Carmen White is an inclusive, empowering, and beautifully illustrated picture book for children ages 3-7. The story features an autistic little girl who explains to her friends and the reader how she uses her headphones in class to stay calm and focused. Encouraging inclusion and self-advocacy, …
Meerkat Village
Meerkat Village Being a special needs parent often requires a superhuman ability to manage a ton of different things all at once. Between work, school, doctor appointments, therapies, our own self-care, and everything else life can throw at us, it can be tough to manage all these things. Don’t even get me started on trying …
Mightier
Mightier is a clinically proven mobile gaming app that was developed at Boston Children’s Hospital. It’s already helped over 100,000 kids, including my crew here at home. Kids play on a tablet or a phone while wearing a heart rate monitor. And Mightier incorporates breathing exercises and other calming techniques as part of the game. …
Quiet Mind
Quiet Mind About Quiet Mind: An estimated 6.1 million children have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, in the U.S. From kids to adults, many struggle with the symptoms of ADHD, including hyperactivity, fidgeting, difficulty focusing, and anxiety. And how are they told to cope with those symptoms? Prescription drugs, such as Ritalin, Adderall, and …
SeeInMe
SeeInMe It’s not easy to trust anyone with your vulnerable loved ones. When my kids were younger, I was terrified of leaving them with anyone outside of close family. I worried that my kids wouldn’t be understood or have their needs met by anyone who didn’t really know them. I’ve had so many conversations with …
Sense-ational You
Sense-ational You I don’t know about you, but in my house, we tend to struggle with sensory-related challenges more than just about anything else. Between sensory-related feeding difficulties and finding clothes that are comfortable for my kids, it can be incredibly overwhelming. Thankfully Sense-ational You is here to help in the clothing department. Founded by …
Shelly Kenow
I know how frustrating and scary and overwhelming IEP meetings can be. I want to connect you with my friend, Shelly Keno. She is an IEP coach with over 30 years of experience in special education. IEP meetings don’t have to be scary. It’s so important that we empower ourselves with knowledge and insights so …
Social Cipher
Social Cipher About: I’m really excited to share a great new video game we just played in my house, called Ava and it was created by a company called Social Cipher. Social Cipher’s mission is to represent and empower Neurodivergent youth by teaching self-advocacy skills and self-confidence through Social Emotional Learning. This amazing game follows …
SuperBill
SuperBill provides a hands-off concierge service that helps you understand, navigate and utilize your out-of-network insurance benefit. I know how hard it can be to schedule, manage, and get our kids to all of these appointments. Why not let super bill handle the auto network piece? They work directly with your private pay care providers. …
The Calm Compass
The CALM Compass is a practical parenting tool that has four directions for you to choose (CONNECT, ARTICULATE, LIFT and MOVE). Each of these directions points you towards specific skills and strategies you will use in everyday situations. For instance, how to respond to a meltdown; how to prepare and plan for problems; or how to help mediate challenging …
Tracto
Tracto is a free app that is all about empowering parents to better understand and meet the unique needs of their kids with autism, ADHD or anxiety. Tracto does this by easily allowing for the collaborative tracking of behaviors over time. Parents can invite teachers or anyone else they want to help document behavioral changes. Not …
TrailMagik
TrailMagik Communing with nature is one of the best methods of self-care available, and hiking is one of the best ways to enjoy nature. If you’re a parent who enjoys hitting the trails with your little ones, you’re already aware that toddlers will walk some of the journey and want carried the rest of the …
Traveling Different
If you’d like to travel this summer, but fears over your child’s triggers and sensory meltdowns are holding you back help is on the way traveling different vacation strategies for parents of the anxious, the inflexible, and the neurodiverse by Dawn M Barclay contains hundreds of tips for traveling with kids with invisible disabilities, from …
William Stanley
William Stanley – Northwestern Mutual Special Needs Parenting is one of the most rewarding but difficult journeys a person can embark on. It comes with so many unique challenges that most families just. They never have to worry about or experience.And one of those challenges is financial planning. Whether you’re looking to plan for yourself …
ZPods
zPods is the first U.S.-based company to provide kids with a customizable, sensory-friendly sleeping pod. These regenerative spaces come jam-packed with features such as intelligent lighting control, white noise generation, Bluetooth speakers, and more. With these tools, we believe that children can find better sleep, which means parents can sleep better as well.
